An Instrumental Thrash/Guitar solo artist from Israel. On April 20th, 2020, Valentin the Mad independently released his latest single Devil’s Courtyard, Which would gratify fans of Yngwie Malmsteen.
Introduction:
Valentin the Mad, Devil’s Courtyard: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this single is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Devil’s Courtyard
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Valentin the Mad and his single Devil’s Courtyard.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Consists of progressive, technically/complex crystal clear & sharp thrash/heavy shredding, hooks, groovy melodies and flashy fret-board chord changes and solos. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves omitted, and replaced with an instrumental spectrum. The Third Sin—The Percussions: delves into the vast world of flashy and groovy drum patterns and beats.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: A symphony of instrumentation score…
Devil’s Courtyard is a remake of a demo in 2014. “Valentin The Mad” is an idea to revisit the track, re-record everything from scratch, flesh the ideas out, and keep the original’s spirit and vibe. And now, after much work of recording, mixing, experimenting, and way too many release candidates (tracks are released one by one and not in an EP\album format; the YouTube playlist link can be found below).
When hearing Devil’s Courtyard for the first time, I was unexpectedly shocked at how impressive Valentin The Mad‘s guitar playing and music are.
The few moments of the opening riffs are welcome home to a punkish-Esque intro. The guitar welding starts and the whole song takes the listening on an epic guitar hero/shredding ride of an influential thrash-heavy metal structure, sound, and vibe while embracing other multifaceted elements within the song. Giving us a deliverance of an excellent, dynamic, hot, smoking rock and roll badass song and stylish guitar playing.
It has only been an instrumental music project, taking the soul and spirit of many multifaceted styles, which include soft/hard rock, progressive, heavy/thrash metal, and many others. This guy and his music are worth the checkout – don’t miss out.
Now the single has come to an end. We want to give a shoutout to Valentin The Mad for letting us review his single, The Devil’s Courtyard. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “The Devil’s Courtyard”
PlayThe Last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Valentin the Mad and his single, Devil’s Courtyard.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, This would have to be the whole song and the artwork.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
The concept of the artwork is epic and very fitting for the song. (Showing what could be four judges, judgment upon a helpless soul, in the background is a hangman noose)
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Valentin the Mad, and his single Devil’s Courtyard.
This concludes the Valentin the Mad, Devil’s Courtyard review.
Track-Listing:
- Devil’s Courtyard
Valentin The Mad is:
- Valentin The Mad – guitar & everything else
